Compass Inn Museum, listed on the National Register
of Historic Places, is an authentically restored stagecoach stop.
It has been a landmark in Laughlintown since 1799 when Phillip
Freeman built the log section of the inn. At that time, it was
used primarily by wagoners and drovers, young men who "drove"
animals to market.
Robert and Rachel Armor purchased the inn in 1814
and named it "Compass Inn". The completion of the Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Turnpike in 1817 brought stagecoach travel on a regular
basis, so in 1820, Mr. Armor built a stone addition to accommodate
his increasing business and more prosperous guests.
The Inn was used as a stagecoach stop from 1820
until 1862. By 1862, the railroads and canals were well established
in Pennsylvania, and people weren't traveling by stagecoach much
anymore. So the Armors closed the inn to guests but continued
to live there for seven generations until 1966 when it was sold
to the Ligonier Valley Historical Society who restored it to its
1820 condition.
The picture below shows the inn as it is today.

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